SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING: Oversight of Contractor Compliance with Subcontracting Plans Needs Improvement

Abstract

Certain federal contracts must have a small business subcontracting plan if subcontracting opportunities exist. But recent Department of Defense Inspector General reports raised concerns about agency oversight of subcontracting requirements. GAO was asked to review oversight of subcontracting plans. Among its objectives, this report discusses (1) the extent to which selected agencies (DLA, GSA, NASA, and Navy) oversee small business subcontracting plans, and (2) how SBA encourages agency compliance with subcontracting plan requirements. GAO reviewed data and documentation for a nongeneralizable sample of 32 federal contracts (including 26 contracts with a subcontracting plan) at four agencies, selected to include contracts over $1.5 million at both civilian and military agencies awarded in fiscal years 2016-2018. GAO also reviewed the Federal Acquisition Regulation, SBA and selected agency documentation, and interviewed agency officials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 2020
Accession Number
AD1153427

Entities

People

  • William Shear

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Monitoring
  • Procurement
  • Regulations
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.